Abdullah Ghofoor
Encyclopedia
Abdullah Ghofoor is a citizen of Afghanistan
who was held in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
s, in Cuba
.
American counter-terrorism
analysts estimate he was born in 1971, in Keshai, Afghanistan
.
He arrived in Guantanamo on June 10, 2002, and was repatriated to Afghanistan on March 14, 2004.
According to that list Abdullah Ghofoor
was transferred on March 14, 2004.
suspect that Ghoffor had become a Taliban leader after his release from Guantanamo.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
who was held in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
The Guantanamo Bay detention camp is a detainment and interrogation facility of the United States located within Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. The facility was established in 2002 by the Bush Administration to hold detainees from the war in Afghanistan and later Iraq...
s, in Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
.
American counter-terrorism
Counter-terrorism
Counter-terrorism is the practices, tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, militaries, police departments and corporations adopt to prevent or in response to terrorist threats and/or acts, both real and imputed.The tactic of terrorism is available to insurgents and governments...
analysts estimate he was born in 1971, in Keshai, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
.
He arrived in Guantanamo on June 10, 2002, and was repatriated to Afghanistan on March 14, 2004.
Repatriation
On November 25, 2009, the Department of Defense published a list of the dates captives were transferred from Guantanamo.According to that list Abdullah Ghofoor
was transferred on March 14, 2004.
Suspected of having become a Taliban leader after his release
The Defense Intelligence AgencyDefense Intelligence Agency
The Defense Intelligence Agency is a member of the Intelligence Community of the United States, and is the central producer and manager of military intelligence for the United States Department of Defense, employing over 16,500 U.S. military and civilian employees worldwide...
suspect that Ghoffor had become a Taliban leader after his release from Guantanamo.
External links
- WikiLeaks: The Unknown Prisoners of Guantánamo (Part Two of Five) Andy Worthington